IAACE Blog: News for You

By Suzanne Walker, Professional Development Office, Indiana State Library

The Testing and Education Reference Center (TERC) is a product free to Indiana residents (including you and your students) through the Indiana State Library’s INSPIRE databases. Included in the resource are over 300 practice tests and courses including practice tests for TASC, ACT, SAT, ASVAB, TOEFL, the Dental Hygienist Exam, and many others. Dozens of eBooks containing study material and practice tests are also available. Aside from assisting you and your students with test prep, the resource is also a guide to colleges and universities and includes a scholarship search. For students looking for help launching a career, the Virtual Career Library is a great place to start. It includes tips, advice, and instructions for how to transition out of the military, change careers, search for jobs, work up a resume, prep for interviews and even goes into how to develop networking skills. Students can create a user name and password allowing them an individualized experience on TERC. Practice tests are timed and graded, giving students meaningful feedback on how they performed, right down to which questions they answered correctly and which were incorrect. Explanations on why correct answers are the best answers are also provided, giving students opportunities to learn more about their chosen test and do better a second time around.

To access TERC users simply need to visit www.inspire.in.gov and click on the green TERC button midway down the screen. INSPIRE has lots of other great resources as well. Feel free to explore these valuable resources!